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Stocks End Higher on Dow

Updated Dec. 4, 1997 5:41 p.m. ET

BUENOS AIRES -- Share prices on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange ended firmer on Thursday as investors bought on the back of an earlier rally on Wall Street.

The Merval Index of leading shares closed 7.22 points or 1.0% higher to 712.58, after gaining 16.46 points, or 2.4%, on Wednesday. The broader General Index was up 299.91 points or 1.3% to 23078.43. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners 35 to 10, with 15 settling unchanged. Stock...